WASHINGTON, DC — Companies in the American wind energy industry today announced they will donate $1 million to Hurricane Harvey repair and rebuilding as keystone partners of Habitat for Humanity’s Habitat Hammers Back initiative. Participating companies as of this release include Apex...

“As the nation’s top utility wind provider for more than a decade, we’ve demonstrated how this renewable resource can deliver both economic value and environmental benefits for our customers and that is why we’re continuing to make significant investments in wind energy.” - Ben Fowke,...

Announcing the first ever American Wind Week Nationwide event launches dedicated to U.S. leadership in wind power August 7, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The inaugural American Wind Week , a celebration of U.S. leadership in wind power, officially begins today and runs through August 12. Th...

American wind power reports best first quarter since 2009 May 2, 2017 Washington, D.C. — America’s wind power workforce installed 908 utility-scale turbines in the first quarter of 2017, totaling 2,000 megawatts (MW) of capacity. This is the wind industry’s strongest start in eight ye...

Washington, D.C., January 13, 2017 — Wind power employs just over 100,000 Americans according to new data released today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), more than work at nuclear, natural gas, coal, or hydroelectric power plants. “Wind means opportunity and job security for ov...

Industries urge Gov. Sandoval to lead Nevada’s transformation to a clean energy economy June 7, 2017 CARSON CITY, Nev. — National business groups representing the geothermal, solar, and wind power industries today sent a letter to Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval asking him to sign a bill, ...

Near-record growth propels wind power into first place as America’s largest renewable resource Texas first in the nation in wind capacity, wind jobs February 9, 2017 ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 9, 2017 — American wind power just achieved its second strongest quarter ever for newly installe...

Former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has stated that “baseload capacity is going to become an anachronism” and that no new nuclear or coal plants may ever be needed in the United States.[1] This fact sheet explains why baseload power is an obsole...